Definition

1. Demonstrative pronoun (dialectal):

   • Like that / that way / such: Used to refer to a manner, state, or thing previously mentioned or understood in the context, equivalent to the standard Vietnamese "thế" or "như thế".
   • That (thing/affair): Used to point to a specific situation or object, similar to "đó" or "cái đó".

2. Adjective (dialectal):

   • Similar / alike / the same: Used to indicate that things are comparable or identical in some aspect.

Usage Examples

• As a pronoun:

  • Làm rứa chi? (Why do it like that?)
  • Rứa là được. (That is acceptable. / That will do.)
  • Nếu rứa thì tôi về. (If that's the case, then I'll go home.)

• As an adjective:

  • Hai đứa nó cũng rứa. (Those two are also the same.)
  • Cái áo ni với cái kia rưa rứa. (This shirt and that one are somewhat alike.)

Advanced Usage

• "Cũng rứa": Also like that, the same.

  • Tôi nghĩ cũng rứa. (I think the same. / I think so too.)

• "Rưa rứa" (reduplicative form, softened meaning): Rather similar, somewhat alike, almost the same.

  • Hai giọng nói nghe rưa rứa. (The two voices sound rather similar.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rứa đó: That's it. / Just like that. (A common dialectal phrase for emphasis.)

  • Chỉ có rứa đó thôi. (That's all there is to it.)

• Rứa mà: But still, however. (Used to introduce a contrasting point.)

  • Nói dễ rứa mà làm khó. (It sounds easy, but it's hard to do.)

Synonyms

• Như thế: Like that, in that way (standard equivalent).
• Thế: Thus, so, that (standard equivalent).
• Giống nhau: Alike, similar.
• Đó: That (thing).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ai rứa?: Who is that? (A common dialectal greeting equivalent to "Ai đó?" or "Ai thế?")

  • Tiếng ai gọi ngoài cửa? Ai rứa? (Who's calling outside? Who is it?)

• Không phải rứa: It's not like that. / That's not correct.

  • Anh hiểu sai rồi, không phải rứa. (You've misunderstood, it's not like that.)

1. (địa phương) Like that
   • Cũng rứa
     It is also like that
   • Rưa rứa (láy, ý giảm)
     Rather like, somewhat alike
   • Hai cái đó rưa rứa nhau
     Those two things are somewhat alike